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CLONIC CONVULSION

\klˈɒnɪk kənvˈʌlʃən], \klˈɒnɪk kənvˈʌlʃən], \k_l_ˈɒ_n_ɪ_k k_ə_n_v_ˈʌ_l_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of CLONIC CONVULSION

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A c. in which more or less pronounced contraction of the muscles affected alternates with more or less complete relaxation.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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